Description
The Ultimate Harvester
The Inotech Cell Harvester ensures the ultimate collection of cells and precipitates as well as the aspiration of cell membranes and vesicle preparations via glass fiber filters.
Originally developed in cooperation with the prestigious Basel Institute for Immunology, the Inotech Harvester is used world-wide for all glass fiber filter collection applications.
Important Features
The Cell Harvester includes a 96-well Processing Head which harbors 96-dual tube system for the simultaneous collection and wash of samples.
The Harvester includes a superiously designed stainless steel cutting plate. This plate guarantees a firm hold of the glass fiber filtermat, while minimizing filter disc handling. If the researcher requires an intact filtermat, a non-cutting plate is available.
This Harvesting System is a precise, mechanical instrument that is fast, manually operated device allowing for the harvest of 20 microtiter plates per hour. Quick, efficient harvesting is achieved via the color-coded valve block. This manually operated valve block reduces radioactive waste and handling by directing waste and wash fluids to "hot" and "cold" autoclavable containers. An electronically programmable valve block is available for time-critical washing steps.
No Cross Contamination
During the harvesting procedure, the combination of isolating o-rings and high pressure ensures the elimination of cross contamination. The 96 isolating o-rings maintain a tight seal between each well and filter disc.
Versatile
The Inotech Cell Harvester ensures versatility through the easy conversion of a 96-well system to a 24-well or 48-well format. The harvester body is designed for these three microwell configurations. The ability to quickly convert to a different configuration takes little time and minimizes expense for the researcher. Many Inotech options and accessories are available to complement this user-friendly device.
Reliability
High Throughput, High Quality.
With the Inotech Cell Harvester, exceptional reproducibility is achieved by uniform sample processing. High throughput is guaranteed by the simultaneous collection and washing of samples. This reliable device is constructed of high grade stainless steel for precision and durability.
Compatibility
A variety of counting systems are compatible with the Inotech Harvesting System. The Cell Harvester is ideal with all standard liquid scintillation counters, MicrobetaTM and Matrix TM counting systems, phospho-imaging as well as beta and gamma counters.